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Laws are made to improve society, but sometimes when a law is made, the opposite of what everyone expected to happen happens. This article will show you how laws that didn't work out have affected our society.
The Molasses Act was a law enacted in 18th century England to restrict the trade of the colonial United States. The law was intended to maximize British profits by severely restricting trade between the U.S. and other countries. However, the law was a major barrier to American merchants and residents. Many people smuggled and increasingly ignored the very existence of the law.
Prohibition was a law implemented in the United States from 1920 to 1933 that prohibited the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcohol. The law was introduced to eliminate the social problems caused by the consumption of alcohol. However, during the Prohibition period, moonshine and illegal bars proliferated, resulting in the growth of organized crime.
When laws are enacted that many people cannot abide by, such as the molasses and prohibition laws, it gives the public the value that laws are meant to be broken, and creates the fear that social order and safety will be disrupted. As a result, it can be said that this has led to the current trend of disregarding federal laws in the United States.
